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In the recent high-interest environment, many commercial property owners, especially those involved with multifamily, turned to CMHC coverage as early as possible. While this helped secure financing, it often means leaving valuable revenue-generating features unfinished, with plans to complete them later. Unfortunately, CMHC funding limits the owner’s ability to secure additional financing behind their insured […]

Sale Leasebacks have been a mainstay tool of commercial real estate financing for over 30 years throughout North America.   Typically, it has been most often used for large industrial and commercial properties, where property owners want to access the equity in these buildings and put it to use elsewhere in their operations. The owners do […]

Should it be part of your Unconventional Equity Strategy? As higher interest rates start impacting your ability to meet debt servicing requirements, we are asking the question “Should Mezzanine Debt play a part in your financing strategies?”  For some time now we have been suggesting that investors bring unconventional equity into their overall financing approaches.  […]

Unlocking the full potential of a real estate transactions often requires a flexible approach—one that conventional funding may struggle to provide. That’s where unconventional equity (UE) comes into play. UE is an innovative funding approach that offers tailored solutions to meet the precise requirements of borrowers and their funders. Whether through specialized share classes for […]

Multiple Residential Properties – One Loan For many residential property investors the most frustrating part of their investing activities is finding new funding for each new property after they have reached the “5 door” limit rule with their lender.  Having solid performing assets, but the inability to leverage those assets to continue to grow their […]

“Price Check on Property 6 Please”  ….  Taking 10 to 20 minutes to complete an easy pricing validation test can save an investor hours of time and effort. I’m continuously surprised at how many buyers of commercial properties, even those considered experienced investors, get so deep into the purchase of a new property without having […]

For many borrowers who do not have a lot of experience sourcing financing for their commercial properties, they are often surprised at what is asked of them. Download this blog as a PDF Unfortunately, all too frequently, there is someone out there who assures them its not all that hard, and the borrower can get […]

There has been much discussion lately around what many believe is a permanent downturn in the retail sector.   There has also been much discussion around “repurposing” properties that once housed successful retail tenants that are now struggling or, worst yet, gone post pandemic. We can show you how all of this valuable real estate can […]

Coming out of COVID lockdowns many companies are finding they will be downsizing their offices. These decisions are being made to allow many of their staff to continue working remotely. The result is a growing amount of space available for sublet, often at a substantial discount. These sublets can actually create a unique opportunity for […]

NorthBrook is pleased to announce it has entered into an agreement with an international designer and builder of modular multi-residential housing units. Under this new partnership NorthBrook will provide dedicated financing solutions for all of the builder’s commercial clients. Financing for larger multi-unit prefabricated construction projects, brings with it its own distinctive elements, particularly when […]